Why Event Production Is Becoming the New Strategic Driver in Planning
Event production is no longer a behind-the-scenes function—it’s becoming a core strategic driver. BCD Meetings & Events is responding with a new framework designed to improve consistency, efficiency and creative impact across event programs.
Don’t Lose Your Shirt When Staging Your Next Show
Planning a trade show, expo or fair? Robert Kraus of Small Conferences LLC, shares timely advice and practical strategies for success.
Exclusive: Crafting the Perfect Sip
Gavin Miller on the art of designing beverages that elevate each dining experience.
Exclusive: Experience Design Strategies and Outcomes
Joelle Morgan, Bishop-McCann Chief Experience Officer, on how to integrate experience design into the business conversation.
MPI Q2 Report: Meeting Planners Feeling the Squeeze
MPI's Meetings Outlook for Q2 2026 reveals that event professionals are being pushed to focus on value and experience.
Exclusive: Solving the Experience Design Connection Paradox
A new report from Encore and Boldpush finds a gap between what attendees want and what they get. We asked Encore's VP of Customer Experience and Insights why the gap persists — and what it takes to close it.
Exclusive: How Gen Z Is Rewriting the Rules of Corporate Events
Hall des Lumières Managing Director Harley Hendrix on immersive design, authentic storytelling, and why the passive audience is officially over, thanks to Gen Z.
New Report Points to Resilience in Group Travel
A new industry report explores the pressures facing group travel in 2025, and why many planners and business leaders still see strong value in meeting face-to-face.
Sensory-Driven Event Design: Five Top Tips
Memorable events intentionally engage all five senses, says ETHOS Event Collective.
Inside A&K’s First Global 100 Club Gathering
AKTG's recent 100 Club Conference in Chicago showcased what’s happening across its brands and what's coming next.
SITE Survey Shows Destination Recalibration Ahead
Canada gains, Gulf States decline as incentive travel planners respond to geopolitical tensions says SITE study.
Top Insights From B2B Event Attendee Research
What will resonate with attendees? is every planner's question. Recent research identifies the top motivators.
How the ‘Anchor Effect’ is Giving Hotels More Pull
The Anchor Effect doesn’t hold a hotel back, it pulls a crowd forward, says the CEO of a creative agency specializing in hospitality and F&B.
AI Doesn’t Understand the Laws of Physics
Planners may need to recalibrate expectations after a client has already emotionally bought into an AI-generated image, says a fellow planner.
